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From the co-designer of the hit title, Civilization, comes Age of Empires

From the stone age to the iron age, experience ten thousand years of amazing discoveries as you build your tribe into a great civilization.

Explore new lands


Amass great riches

Conquer all in your path

You choose your favorite form of world domination









Age of Empires is an epic real-time strategy game spanning 10,000 years, in which players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Now meet some of the characters that take part in the rise of civilizations in the Age of Empires.




Archer
Infantry
Cavalry
Legion
Phalanx


















Archer The earliest people known to have used the bow and arrow were the ancient Egyptians, who adopted the weapon at least 5000 years ago.
Infantry The largest and oldest branch of all armies, made up of soldiers who fight mostly on foot, using light weapons. The infantry is used to kill or capture the enemy, or repel enemy assaults.
Cavalry The mounted soldiers trained to fight on horseback. The earliest known cavalry consisted mainly of horse-drawn chariots.
Legion The Roman legions began to withdraw at the end of the 3rd century to defend other parts of the empire. In 410 Celtic culture again became predominant.
Phalanx In Macedonia the military leader Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great, faced by internal dissensions and attacked on all sides, reorganized the Macedonian army.
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